adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
Audrey
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From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
Elisabeth
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From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
evenounUS /iːv/
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
Greenacres
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From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
helplesslyadverbUS /ˈhelpləsli/
in a helpless manner
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
leanedverbUS /liːnd/
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
Maurice
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From this reading “Maurice!
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
poignantadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪnjənt/
arousing affect
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
postedadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstɪd/
publicly displayed
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
raidverbUS /reɪd/
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
RECKONINGnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
Sara's
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From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
Tim
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From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
upstairsadverbUS /əpˈsterz/
on a floor above
From this reading She had reached Greenacres--in response to Sara's letter, posted on the eve of the raid--late in the afternoon of the following day, and Audrey had at once taken her upstairs to see Tim and left them together.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE RECKONING Elisabeth came slowly out of the room where her son was lying.
whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading And now, as she closed the door of his room behind her, she leaned helplessly against the wall and her lips moved in a whispered cry of poignant misery.
